Sipat Thermal Power Station

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Sipat Super Thermal Power Plant
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Sipat Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
Location Bilaspur Chhattisgarh
Coordinates 22°07′54″N82°17′31″E / 22.1316°N 82.2920°E / 22.1316; 82.2920 Coordinates: 22°07′54″N82°17′31″E / 22.1316°N 82.2920°E / 22.1316; 82.2920
StatusOperational
Owner(s) National Thermal Power Corporation
Operator(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 2,980 MW
External links
Website www.ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/sipat
Commons Related media on Commons

Sipat Super Thermal Power Station is located at Sipat in Bilaspur district in state of Chhattisgarh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Dipika Mines of South Eastern Coalfields Limited.

The project has an installed capacity of 2980 MW consisting of two stages, stage one which got commissioned late was of 3 units of 660 MW each involving super-critical boilers technology and stage two consisted of 2 units of 500 MW each. PM Manmohan Singh inaugurated the Sipat Thermal Power Plant on September 20, 2013.

StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
1st16602011 JuneRunning
1st26602011 DecemberRunning
1st36602012 JuneRunning
2nd45002007 MayRunning
2nd55002008 AugustRunning
TotalFive2980

Transport

Sipat Super Thermal Power Station is located off the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line.



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